ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Gossypium arboreum

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Malvaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Gossypium
Species: Gossypium arboreum
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

02 / CONNECT THE NAMES

Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Gossypium arboreum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Gossypium albiflorumName author: Tod.
Gossypium anomalumName author: G.Watt
Gossypium arboreum f. albiflorumName author: (Tod.) Roberty
Gossypium arboreum f. neglectumName author: (Tod.) Roberty
Gossypium arboreum f. rubrumName author: (Forssk.) Roberty
Gossypium arboreum f. vaupelliiName author: (J.Graham) Roberty
Gossypium arboreum subsp. sanguineumName author: (Hassk.) Roberty
Gossypium arboreum var. arboreumName author: Not supplied
Gossypium arboreum var. cernuumName author: (Tod.) Hutch. & Ghosh
Gossypium arboreum var. indicumName author: (Lam.) Roberty
Gossypium arboreum var. nangkingName author: (Meyen) Roberty
Gossypium arboreum var. obtusifoliumName author: (Roxb. ex G.Don) Roberty
Gossypium arboreum var. paradoxumName author: Prokh.
Gossypium arboreum var. wightianumName author: (G.Watt) M.R.Almeida
Gossypium asiaticumName author: Raf.
Gossypium baniName author: (G.Watt) Prokh.
Gossypium cernuumName author: Tod.
Gossypium comesiiName author: Sprenger
Gossypium figareiName author: Tod.
Gossypium glabratumName author: Tod.
Gossypium gracileName author: Salisb.
Gossypium herbaceum var. obtusifoliumName author: (Roxb.) Mast.
Gossypium herbaceum var. wightianumName author: (Tod.) T.Cooke
Gossypium indicumName author: Lam.
Gossypium intermediumName author: Tod.
Gossypium macranthumName author: Tod.
Gossypium nankingName author: Meyen
Gossypium nanking f. rubicundumName author: (Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.) Roberty
Gossypium nanking var. baniName author: G.Watt
Gossypium nanking var. soudanenseName author: G.Watt
Gossypium neglectumName author: Tod.
Gossypium obtusifoliumName author: Roxb. ex G.Don
Gossypium obtusifoliumName author: Roxb.
Gossypium obtusifolium var. wightianaName author: G.Watt
Gossypium perennansName author: Delile ex Roberty
Gossypium puniceumName author: Fenzl
Gossypium roseumName author: Tod.
Gossypium roseum var. albiflorumName author: Tod.
Gossypium roxburghiiName author: Tod.
Gossypium royleanumName author: Tod.
Gossypium rubicundumName author: Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Gossypium rubrumName author: Forssk.
Gossypium sanguineumName author: Hassk.
Gossypium soudanenseName author: (G.Watt) G.Watt
Gossypium vaupeliiName author: J.Graham
Gossypium wattianumName author: S.Y.Hu
Gossypium wightianumName author: Tod.
Gossypium wightianum var. pallidumName author: Tod.
Gossypium wightianum var. pubescensName author: Tod.
Gossypium wightianum var. wightianumName author: Tod.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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